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Locality Name:
Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5

mindat Locality ID: 5674
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5674.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dietersweiler
Dorothea Mine
Hallwangen
Haus Württemberg Mine (Neues Jahr Mine)
Kurmittelhaus Quarry
Neues Glück Mine

Latitude: 48°27'46"N
Longitude: 8°24'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.462777777778,8.4119444444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H La Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAtelestiteAutuniteBaryteBismutiteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDiasporeFluoriteLepidocrocite
MalachiteMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
StanniteSymplesiteTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianite

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(La)  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenogorceixite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beyerite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Camérolaite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dussertite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Hematite  (*)Langite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)Zálesíite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)25250254
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O252515739743
Agardite-(La)  (*)MixiteLaCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2525257394,5739733
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)42525157397246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)25251573933250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O25250194
Arsenogorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6252515739715
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS25251573949052
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)252515739447
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22525257394,573975509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O2525257394,57397150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)235357394,57396,5739711547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)22525257394,57397172
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2252515739496
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2525257394,57397716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42525257394,573975516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62525257394,573971633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2525027770
Camérolaite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)252515739415
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S252505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2235257394,5739727198
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)32525157397127
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525257394,57397109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)42525257394,57397175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2525257394,573964165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2525257394,573972970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)225250179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O22525257394,57397144
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2252509895
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)62525257394,5739733
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS22525357394,57396,57397246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O25250814
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O252515739921
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF225251573969617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2525024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32525157397504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2525257394,573977437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)62525157397121
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32525014640
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2525257394,57397593
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2525257394,57397581
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS42525157394198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22525357394,57396,5739712537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2525157394443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O25250182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2525257396,57397168
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2525257394,57397492
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O2525157394105
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)2525257394,57397140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22525039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22525357394,57396,5739761156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102525357394,57397,57398312
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2525257394,573971153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2525257394,573976417
Silver  (*)CopperAg25251573945186
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S282525073
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O2525257394,5739790
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132525257394,573971803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132525357394,57396,573975317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25251573941059
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2525157394245
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO425251573941655
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S82525070
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O252515739484
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2525257394,57397185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000015Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000017Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000021Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany
Giersdorf_00000023Fahlore "Pale Ore" bearing deposits in the Black Forest region of Germany


8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_00000021235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite 5674Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreudenstadt, quarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000022252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      5674Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreudenstadt, quarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000023235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite 32576Dorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreudenstadt, Dorothea MineStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000024252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      32576Dorothea Mine, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFreudenstadt, Dorothea MineStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000017235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte 279238Hallwangen, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHallwangen, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000018252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      279238Hallwangen, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHallwangen, QuarryStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000015235Miocene Mineralization Agehigh    Baryte, Chalcopyrite, Emplectite 5673Himmlisch Heer Mine, Hallwangen, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHallwangen, Himmlisch HeerStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 
Giersdorf_00000016252237Lower Triassic Host Rock Age      5673Himmlisch Heer Mine, Hallwangen, Freudenstadt, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyHallwangen, Himmlisch HeerStaude et. al (2010)10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.312MM74_309 

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